An Indian-origin man in the UK who was found hanged in London earlier this week strangled his wife and twin teenage daughters before committing suicide, post-mortem results confirmed on Friday.
Scotland Yard released the results for the family of four, originally from Kerala and believed to be British nationals based in London for eight years.
“The cause of death for <g data-gr-id="22">Shighi</g> Kotuvala, 37, and her twin daughters, Niya Rethishkumar and Neha Rethishkumar was given as strangulation. Pullarkattil Kunjunny <g data-gr-id="23">Rethish</g> Kumar, 44, was found hanging in an area near a reservoir in Forest Road, Walthamstow. His post-mortem examination confirmed death by hanging,” a Metropolitan Police statement said.
“Their relationship was <g data-gr-id="16">mother</g>, father and twin daughters. Enquiries continue to trace any next of kin,” it added.
The body of <g data-gr-id="20">Rethish</g> Kumar was discovered by Met Police Homicide and Major Crime Command officers at Woodford Reservoir in north-east London, not far from his home at Chadwell Heath in east London where a day before police officers had discovered the bodies of <g data-gr-id="21">Shighi</g> and their 13-year-old twins.